Icon Project Routes Foes in Personal Ensign
August 31, 2009 by El Caballista
Icon Project Alone at the Finish The Personal Ensign Stakes (G1) was expected to be highly competitive with the likes of multiple graded stakes winners Unbridled Belle, Miss Isella and Icon Project entered. Instead, it turned into a gallop for the improving... [Read more]
Optimer (Arg) Wins…Again
August 31, 2009 by El Caballista
IAEH’s Optimer (Arg) seems to have found his niche running against claimers. The 7-year-old son of Incurable Optimist ran his winning streak to three in a row on Sunday at Saratoga. Going to the post for the 28th time, the dark bay was content to... [Read more]
Ballston Spa Goes to Salve Germania (Ire)
August 29, 2009 by El Caballista
Photo: Adam Coglianese/NYRA Dismissed at odds of 24-1, Salve Germania (Ire) put in a late run to get up by a head to win the Ballston Spa Handicap (G2) on Saturday at Saratoga. The 4-year-old daughter of Peintre Celebre was fractious in the saddling... [Read more]
Saratoga Features South American Mares
August 28, 2009 by El Caballista
Teamgeist This weekend at Saratoga will feature three prominent South American-bred mares running in top company. On Saturday, Cocoa Beach (Chi) and Teamgeist (Arg) will be facing each other in the $200,000 Ballston Spa Handicap (G2). The two met in... [Read more]
Tapit on Southern Hemisphere Time
August 28, 2009 by El Caballista
In an effort to recoup lost breedings due to the recession, some Kentucky breeders are making their stallions available to breed on Southern Hemisphere time. Joining those announced earlier is Gainesway stallion Tapit. An 8-year-old son of Pulpit,... [Read more]
Skyrush (Arg) Earns US Black-type in 1st Out
August 27, 2009 by El Caballista
Skyrush Prevails in Brubaker Photo: Benoit Skyrush (Arg) made his U.S. debut a spectacular one in the $85,000 Brubaker Stakes at Del Mar on Wednesday. The 4-year-old son of Orpen had been training forwardly, but trainer Darrell Vienna wasn’t that... [Read more]
Pacific Classic Field Full of Talent
August 27, 2009 by El Caballista
Global Hunter Photo: Benoit Global Hunter (Arg), winner of the Eddie Read (G1) on the turf and third in the Bing Crosby (G1) on the main track, worked a bullet 59.40 for 5 furlongs Wednesday over the Jimmy Durante Turf Course. The 6-year-old son of... [Read more]
It’s Not ‘Beisbol,’ But Rosario is Quite a Hit
August 27, 2009 by El Caballista
Photo: Benoit In a country where “beisbol” is king, there’s little call for a 5-foot-2, 109-pounder to step up and take his swings with the bat. But if Joel Rosario continues to take his swings with his riding crops, Dominican Republic sports... [Read more]
South America Gaining Respect
August 22, 2009 by Melissa Sykes
Invasor (Arg) Over the years, Thoroughbred owners have begun to look South when shopping for a runner that wouldn’t break the bank and might prove to be high caliber when competing in the U.S. History is replete with success stories: Bayakoa (Arg),... [Read more]
Medaglia d’Oro Available on Southern Hemisphere Time
August 21, 2009 by El Caballista
Medaglia d’Oro, sire of the sensational Rachel Alexandra, is scheduled to breed mares on southern hemisphere time at Darley’s Jonabell Farm beginning September 1. Olly Tait, COO of Darley America, said, “Medaglia d’Oro is shaping up as... [Read more]
